A 6-month-old baby girl is dead in Texas after being attacked by her family’s dog, according to multiple reports.
FOX 26 noted that the attack occurred in an apartment in the 1300 block of E. James Avenue, just after 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 1.
A neighbor who did not wish to be identified told KPRC that they called 911 after the child’s mother, who had just moved into the complex and had recently celebrated the child’s 6-month birthday, knocked on her door asking for help.
“She knocked on my door, baby in hand. Blood was everywhere. The mother was just devastated,” the neighbor told the outlet.
The same neighbors told KHOU that the mom kept repeating, “God I trust you, God I trust you, God,” while holding her injured infant. Ken Sheltoe, another neighbor, told the news station that the scene “wasn’t pretty.”
“There was blood all over the baby’s head. Prayers out to the baby,” he said. Following the incident, the 6-month-old was taken to the hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries, per the outlets.
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Jason Calder, a public information officer for the City of Baytown, told KHOU that the attack happened inside the apartment.
Following the incident, Baytown Animal Services responded and took two pit bull mixes into custody. According to KHOU, the dog in question was a red-collared pit bull mix that was approximately 1-year-old.
The family has verbally agreed to sign a surrender order allowing the city to euthanize the dog, per KPRC and KHOU, both of whom cited City of Baytown officials.
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The second animal, a blue-collar pit bull mix, was not involved in the attack and was inside the kennel at the time of the incident, per the outlets.
PEOPLE reached out to the city of Baytown and the Baytown police department but did not immediately hear back.
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